Welcome to the Valorem Databricks User Group (VDUG)!

VDUG is a community of data enthusiasts who come together once a month to share, learn and grow our Databricks and data optimization skills. Each meeting Databricks Champion leaders and attendees share best practices, practical takeaways and real-world success stories.

Meetings the last Tuesday of each month!

Meeting Format

Presentation from Databricks Champions and Experts

(30mins)

Topics of the presentation will vary month to month covering new platform updates, best practice demos, and solutions for common challenges. Keep an eye on the schedule below for more details on each month’s presentation.

Open Forum

(30-45mins)

An open discussion in which attendees can ask questions, share their own experiences and seek guidance on their unique challenges using Databricks and associated technologies.

Every Wednesday
12PM Central

LIVE STREAM

WITH SPENCER!

Interactive behind the scenes DataBricks engineering lifecycle sessions including coding, research and debugging. Go deeper and get your questions answered live with VDUG Host, Valorem Data Scientist and Databricks Champion, Spencer Cook!

Technologies We Explore

Azure Cognitive Services

Azure CosmosDB

Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Lake Gen2

Azure Event Hub

Azure IoT Hub

Azure Machine Learning

Azure Synapse Analytics

Apache Spark

Azure SQL Server

Databricks Delta Lake

Databricks ML Flow

MS Power BI

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Why Attend?

Access to Seasoned
Databricks Champions

VDUG attendees will have access to exclusive training opportunities with experienced data professionals each month. Databricks Champions share “been there, done that” tips with attendees and demo new solutions and capabilities.

Build a Unified Data
Community

Meet other Databricks users in similar roles, facing similar challenges to build a strong network of support to help you grow your Databricks experience and skills.

Learn and Share New Ways
to Leverage Business Data

Pick up new data strategies and solutions you can implement right away to get more out of your data, improve organizational insight and have a real impact on your business.

Valorem Databricks
User Group

  • Your Data Unification Community.

  • Your Data Questions Answered.

  • Your Data Optimization Accelerated.

Schedule

February 23rd

March 30th

April 27th

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